Dear rai130-ga,
Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General "in
consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions and First Senior
Treasury Counsel with the assistance of recommendations from the
Treasury Counsel Committee".
There are Criminal Treasury Counsel and Civil Treasury Counsel
(Chancery and Common Law).
Although I could not find a definition for First Senior Treasury
Counsel, if you use the search term "first senior treasury counsel" in
Google you will see that it refers to the most senior and experienced
of the Senior Treasury Counsels. For instance, David Calvert-Smith
"became Senior Treasury Counsel in 1991 and was First Senior Treasury
Counsel from 1995-1997."
Source CPS
http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/archive/22Oct98.html
These are extracts from the Attorney Generals Review of 2001/2002 (the
latest available)
"(a) Civil Counsel
(i) There are two civil First Treasury Counsel. They are First
Treasury Counsel (Chancery)and First Treasury Counsel (Common Law).
The current incumbents ? Jonathan Crow and Philip Sales respectively ?
were appointed by the Attorney General (the Rt Hon John Morris QC, MP,
as he then was) in 1997. They devote the whole of their time to
advising Government and appearing as advocates on their behalf in
relation to civil matters, specially the most important
and legally complex ones [...]
(b) Criminal Counsel
(i) On the criminal side, there are seven Junior Treasury Counsel and
eight Senior Treasury Counsel. They are appointed for a period of
three years with an option for the Attorney General to renew the
appointment for not more than three years, save in exceptional
circumstances. They devote the whole of their time to advising, and
prosecuting on behalf of, the Crown Prosecution Service and other
prosecuting authorities.[...]
Appointments of Junior Treasury Counsel and Senior Treasury Counsel
are made by the Law Officers in consultation with the Director of
Public Prosecutions and First Senior Treasury Counsel with the
assistance of recommendations from the Treasury Counsel Committee.
Page 29/30 of this pdf file
http://www.lslo.gov.uk/pdf/Review%20of%20the%20year.pdf
This is a written answer in Parliament which may be of interest. (See
the document for the full list of offences).
"Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General to advise on,
and if necessary present, on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service,
prosecutions of important and complex cases at the Central Criminal
Court and other London Courts.
Senior Treasury counsel:
The appointment of Treasury Counsel ought to be considered for
prosecutions of the following offences:
Murder (including attempt/conspiracy/incitement).
Manslaughter.
Offences involving terrorism.
Official Secrets Act.
The list is not exhaustive and there will be other cases of
sensitivity or complexity, which, regardless of the offence type, may
warrant instructing Treasury Counsel.
Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General to advise on,
and if necessary present, on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service,
prosecutions of important and complex cases at the Central Criminal
Court and other London Courts."
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020712/text/20712w04.htm
These are the list of Treasury Counsel from the Attorney General's web site.
Criminal
http://www.lslo.gov.uk/Counsel/Attorney_General.doc
Civil
http://www.lslo.gov.uk/Counsel/panel_gen.htm
This is the definition of the Treasury Counsel Committee.
"The Treasury Counsel Committee, which is made up of CPS
representatives, senior members of the Bar (Treasury Counsel and
London based QCs) and a representative from the Law Officers, meets
every two months to discuss issues and monitor progress."
http://www.cps.gov.uk/local/london/ar2002london.html
I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
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